Early Cold War Years

Truman had the policy of __________ toward Communism

• Appeasement
• Containment
• Expansion
• Eradication

Which best describes George Kennan’s policy toward the Soviet Union?

• Swift destruction of Communism
• Long Term firm policy of containment
• Appeasement of Stalin
• Taking back territory that the Soviet Union claimed

The Soviet Union countered NATO by creating

• Soviet Union
• SATO
• Warsaw Pact
• Eastern Bloc

Which was NOT a reason for the creation of the Marshall Plan?

• Food shortages

• Shortage of weapns

• Fuel shortages

• Much of Europe was in ruins

What was the Truman Doctrine?

• President Truman declared war on the Soviet Union

• Truman's oath as President

• Truman's declaration to Congress that the US needed to help stop communism

• When President Truman nominated George C. Marshall

How did the US benefit from the Marshall Plan?

• Better produce coming from tropical locations

• Formed closer political and military connections with Europe

• Truman and Marshall became superpowers

• Soviet Union gave up spreading communism

NATO stands for

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• North Atlanta Treaty Organization

• National Atlantic Thirty Organization

• North Atlantic Treaty Organizations

True or False

ARTICLE 5 agreement : attack against one an attack against all, along with consultations about threats and defense matters.

• False

• True

The Berlin Airlift was:

• America's plan to get rid of the Berlin Wall
• Necessary for supply of food and fuel to people of West Berlin
• Rescuing Berliners
• A plan for freeing East Berlin from communism

Why did the Allies want to improve the German economy?

• They had learnt that keeping them weak caused more trouble

• It allowed Germany to prosper without becoming a military power

• They wanted it to become the 49th United State

• The French wanted a new market for cheese